Trilby Collection

Silhouette of a local squire and his dog
Silhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Sacha Guitry / Jeidels
SACHA GUITRY French actor and playwright, lighting a cigarette

Electric Chainsaw
Two men, possibly the foreman and an assistant, using an electric Damarm Chain Saw to saw up a huge tree trunk. Date: 1930s

Silhouette of men in a pub
The Lads of the Village -- silhouette of men enjoying a drink of beer in their local pub. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Beer is Best
A satisfied looking man wearing a trilby and smoking a pipe holds a glass of beer while propping up a pub bar. Beer pumps just visible

Empire Nut Brown
Advertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

A group of three transvestites
Three transvestite ladies in suits and smart hats stand arm-in-arm

Imperial Airways poster by John Hassall
Humorous poster for Imperial Airways showing proof of their slogan, " Safety then Comfort". An air steward looks rather at a loss as to how to wake a sleeping man

Gold Flake cigarettes advertisement
Advertisement for Gold Flake cigarettes with a moody illustration showing a man in a trilby hat smoking against an inky blue midnight sky. Date: 1929

Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott, based on a mystery story by Agatha Christie - the first British film to be made

Man fishing, Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Man fishing near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Date: 1974

Louis Wain Postcard - The Student
A feline student heading off to a lecture at Uni-purrr-city. Date: 1908

General Peppino Garibaldi during WW1
General Giuseppe (nickname Peppino) Garibaldi (1879-1950), in a trench with others, including an English or American journalist, during the First World War

Group outside Three Salmons Inn, Crickhowell, Mid Wales
The Three Salmons Inn in the town of Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales, with two men and a girl with a doll posing for their photograph -- perhaps three generations of a family

British car in the South of France
A British car with a GB plate, its driver standing alongside, in a cobblestone square somewhere in the South of France. The Hotel Mediterranee is in the background

Decorating Pottery - Barons Art - Barnstaple
Decorating by hand at Barons Art Pottery at Barnstaple, Devon. Here William Baron (grandson of the pottery founder William Leonard Baron) can be seen painting the pottery

Golfer and his caddy
A Golfer and his caddy - characters from Three Little Maids a musical by Paul Rubens - Mr G.P. Huntley in the role of Cheyne and Mr Carroll in the role of Cupid. The show opened in 1902

Georges Melies
GEORGES MELIES French film director (on the left); first to film fictional narratives using scripts etc. Photographed here with his collaborator, EMILE COLE

Dressed to Kill 1912
Woman: tailor-made with a narrow skirt, belted long line jacket with bellows pockets & a trilby hat. Man: jodphurs, gaiters or leggings, belted jacket with a pleated back & patch pockets

Advertisement, George Augustus Nicholas, Furs
Advertisement, George Augustus Nicholas, 36 Bruton Street, London W1, Londons Expert Furrier. 1927

Castleford Cricket Team, Yorkshire
A group photo of the Castleford Cricket Team, Yorkshire, with umpires on either side. Date: 1920

Winston Churchill walking along the street
Winston Churchill MP with another man, walking along the street. early 20th century

Costume / Out & away 1919
Man: brown tweed suit, bowtie, trilby & spats. Women: riding habit of grey jacket with sloping front borders, bowler hat, cravat & crop or cap & goggles & fur lined greatcoat Date: 1919

William Powell / Mgm
WILLIAM POWELL American film actor

Man leaning on a fence in the countryside. Date: circa early 1920s

MUSSOLINI / HARVESTING 33
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator sets an example by helping out with the harvest Date: 1933

Pensioners and a child in the Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire
Pensioners sit in the sunshine at The Piece Hall in Halifax Yorkshire, England. Two old men chat, while an old lady holds her granddaughter. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Lord and Lady St Levan, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), walk along the causeway from their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Tashi Lama and Mr Gould, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Place card, man with hat and cigar

Music cover, Trilby Waltz, by Theo Bonheur, dedicated to Dorothea Baird Date: 1895

Stanley Lupino (1893-1942) came from a celebrated theatrical family. His career embraced acting, dancing, writing and directing. Date: circa 1932

Music cover, We Must Have Another, written and composed by Fred Malcolm and F P Sanford, sung by Shaun Glenville Date: 1927

A J Elvin, Managing Director of Wembley Stadium
Mr A J Elvin, Managing Director of Wembley Stadium Date: 1946

Man seated on the floor in a Japanese house with a Bonsai tree Date: circa 1900

Life on a North Sea trawler - three men on deck in ordinary clothes, one of them writing on a piece of paper. Date: 1960s

Life on a North Sea trawler - aerial view onto the deck - man in raincoat and trilby hat, carrying a shopping bag. Date: 1960s

Cecil Aldin with his Basset hounds
Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), British artist and illustrator, seen here (centre) with his Basset hounds in Berkshire, which he used for hunting the hare at a rather slow and sedate pace. Date: circa 1920s

Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet Russian novelist
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (1905-1984), Soviet Russian novelist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature. Best known for his novel, Quiet Flows the Don. Date: circa 1960s

James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here with Stanley Baldwin (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947)

Charlie Chaplin 1889 1977 Comic Actor Film Star
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Bach et Laverne, French comic duo - Charles-Joseph Pasquier and Henry-Laverne. Date: 1930s

Marie Lloyd as Tricky Little Trilby
Marie Lloyd, English music hall singer, comedian and actress, as Tricky Little Trilby Date: 1890s

Edgar Wallace at the races, racing fixtures
Edgar Wallace, author, at the races, racing fixtures Date: 1930

Tom Walls with horse and jockey, racing fixtures
Racehorse owner Tom Walls with horse and jockey, racing fixtures Date: 1930

Beerbohm Tree, actor, as Svengali in the play Trilby Date: 1895

British colonial group in India. Date: circa 1900s

Tradesman repairs chairs in Central London street
A tradesman repairs chairs on a street in Central London. Date: circa 1950s

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